The websites of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and 26 people’s organizations and independent news outlets remain blocked a year after this was ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission based on the recommendation of former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. The order was issued days before the term of Rodrigo Duterte’s government ended on June 30.…

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro’s stand that he is not in favor of resuming peace talks with the NDFP is unfortunate and may signal more of the same militaristic approach to the roots of the armed conflict. The armed conflict exists because of poverty, social injustice, lack of sovereignty and widespread rights violations. The Marcos regime…

Press Statement June 7, 2023 The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan expresses its disappointment and deep outrage at the denial of Sen. Leila de Lima’s petition for bail for her last pending case before Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch No. 256. Photo: Inquirer.net We cannot fathom how the court considered the evidence against De Lima “strong,” considering…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan reiterates its opposition against the Maharlika Investment Fund bill which was railroaded by the Senate despite widespread opposition against it. Bayan calls for more protests since the bicameral committee can still revise the measure to include workers’ pension as a fund source of the MIF. President Bongbong Marcos can also use his…

DON’T TOUCH OUR PENSION FUNDS! DON’T MESS WITH OUR TAXES! SAY NO TO THE MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND BILL! Everyone is invited to join the protest action tomorrow, May 23, at 9:30 a.m. at the Senate grounds to call on senators to reject the Maharlika Investment Fund bill. The bill is scheduled for approval on 2nd…

Kinukundena ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan ang pagtanggal sa mahigit 140 manggagawa sa Wyeth-Nestle sa Canlubang, Laguna. Kabilang sa mga inalis sa trabaho ay mga opisyal ng unyon na umani ng suporta sa pagawaan dahil sa pagtindig sa kagalingan at karapatan ng manggagawa. Kasama ang mga manggagawa at unyon ng Wyeth-Nestle sa mga nagmartsa sa Mendiola…

PRESS STATEMENT May 11, 2023 On the eve of the promulgation of the second trumped up case against Sen. Leila de Lima in Muntinlupa RTC No. 204, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan is once again calling for the dismissal of the case and Sen. de Lima’s immediate release from jail. Sen. de Lima’s six-year incarceration based…

The recently released US-PH Bilateral Security Guidelines, whose provisions were negotiated in secret, and which claims to be an upgrade of the RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty, ensures that the Philippines will continue to support US interests and agenda in the Pacific, under false terms of “mutuality”. Philippine defense policy will be made even more dependent…

Pahayag ng Bayan para sa Mayo 1, 2023 Sa darating na Mayo Uno, muling magkakaisa ang iba’t ibang grupo upang ipanawagan ang makabuluhan at nakabubuhay na dagdag sahod sa buong bansa. Bunsod ito ng patuloy na paglala ng krisis sa ekonomiya, kabilang ang nagtataasang presyo ng bilihin at pagbulusok ng tunay na halaga ng sahod.…

Press Statement April 28, 2023 The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the latest aggressive and dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard in the waters surrounding Ayungin Shoal, a Philippine occupied maritime feature in the Spratly Islands and well within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The latest incident involved a Chinese Coast Guard ship blocking…